Objective: To observe the effect of Dingchuan decoction combined with airway inhalation of corticosteroids and β 2 agonist for treating children with acute attack of bronchial asthma (heat asthma

TCM term). Method: Eighty cases of heat asthma with symptom of bronchial asthma in children were randomLy divided into control group and treatment group

Thirty-eight patients in the control group were treated with pulmicort and salbutamol with pump. The other forty-two patients in the treatment group were treated with pulmicort and salbutamol with pump combined with oral Dingchuan decoction. Three days were considered as a course of treatment. Result : The total effective rate was 97.6％ in treatment group and 84.2％in control group

The difference had statistical significance ( P <0.05). Conclusion: Dingchuan decoction combined with airway of inhaled corticosterioids and β2 agonist for treating children with bronchial asthma (asthma heat) appears to be significant effective. The therapeutic approach might be widely applied.